Barber joins list of Canadians involved in ‘party drug’ controversies
TORONTO — World champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber has been stripped of his 2016 Canadian title after he tested positive for trace amounts of cocaine. According to the ruling from the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada, Barber inadvertently ingested the banned substance after kissing a woman he met on Craigslist prior to the Canadian track and field championships earlier this year.
Here’s a quick look at other Canadians who have been involved in controversies with “party drugs” including marijuana and cocaine:
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The Vancouver native became the first athlete to capture an Olympic gold medal in men’s snowboarding after winning the giant slalom at the 1998 Nagano Games. It’s an honour he almost didn’t get to keep after he was briefly stripped of his medal due to a positive test for marijuana.